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john berman is in washington, d.c. "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> morning welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning, debate showdown. nearing their first face-off, president barack obama and republican mitt romney hunkering down for intense preparations. we'll tell you why this first debate may be the most important of all. >>> voting fraud in florida. election officials in at least 11 counties uncover suspicious voter registration forms. we'll tell you how the state gop is dealing with the debacle. >>> and schwarzenegger's secrets. body builder turned movie star turned politicianar
john berman is in washington, d.c. "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> morning welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning, debate showdown. nearing their first face-off, president barack obama and republican mitt romney hunkering down for intense preparations. we'll tell you why this first debate may be the most important of all. >>> voting fraud in florida. election officials in at least 11 counties uncover suspicious voter...
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john berman just did an emphatic no. elise is in washington d.c. as i was reading the introduction to you john berman was like -- >> nobody believes her. >> there are folks who say even though she says she is not requitting folks say they believe she will run for the presidentancy an presidency. >> she did this interview in which she said i have been on this high wire of national and international politics and leadership for 20 years. it has absolutely been an extraordinary honor and experience but i really just want to have my own time back. i want to just be my own person. she is tired. i'm tired from traveling with her. >> come on. you don't believe that. really? i'm tired. >> i think she believes it right now. i think the frantic pace over the last 3 1/2 years is grueling. traveling with her for the last years is exhausted. after resting and recharging and her supporters coming out of the woodworks and maybe next year saying it has to be you if we are going to get a woman president. a lot of aides told me if she decides to run they would drop e
john berman just did an emphatic no. elise is in washington d.c. as i was reading the introduction to you john berman was like -- >> nobody believes her. >> there are folks who say even though she says she is not requitting folks say they believe she will run for the presidentancy an presidency. >> she did this interview in which she said i have been on this high wire of national and international politics and leadership for 20 years. it has absolutely been an extraordinary...
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. >> i'm john berman. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> we are going to begin with the highly anticipated rematch, the second presidential debate is just a day away and the race is as tight as it gets. two brand-new polls to tell but this morning, first from "the washington post" and abc news, the president with a slim three-point lead among likely voters. that's well within the poll's margin of error and even closer in his politico george washington university poll released just seconds ago. the president's lead among likely voters just one point, a statistical dead heat and in the battleground states, the poll has mitt romney ahead of the president by two points essentially tied while the abc news/"the washington post" poll shows obama with a lead. mark preston is live from hofstra university in long island, the scene of the crucial presidential debate and looks like it's close, mark. >> it certainly is close, john. we just got a few weeks until election day and really this race has tightened up so much on the line right
. >> i'm john berman. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> we are going to begin with the highly anticipated rematch, the second presidential debate is just a day away and the race is as tight as it gets. two brand-new polls to tell but this morning, first from "the washington post" and abc news, the president with a slim three-point lead among likely voters. that's well within the poll's margin of error and even closer in his politico george washington university poll...
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i'm john berman. >> that's right. most people were sleeping. >> such incredible finishes. >> it is good. stay tuned for it. i'm zoraida sambolin. 6:00 a.m. in the east. up first here, 15 hours and counting now until the kentucky showdown between joe biden and paul ryan. the running mates will face off on issues foreign and domestic in their only debate of the presidential campaign. biden's goal, stop the bleeding from president obama's poor debate showing. ryan will try to keep romney's mittmentum going. dark there in kentucky, we hear, a little cold. so the new polls are out. is it a little good news for mitt romney? >> reporter: yeah, it is. it's continuing this trend we've seen over the last couple of days and that's what makes this debate so important. there is some momentum for mitt romney coming out of that first debate. we've seen a bounce in the national polls and in those crucial swing states. take a look at these. you mentioned these from "wall street journal" and marist, just out in the last few hours. let'
i'm john berman. >> that's right. most people were sleeping. >> such incredible finishes. >> it is good. stay tuned for it. i'm zoraida sambolin. 6:00 a.m. in the east. up first here, 15 hours and counting now until the kentucky showdown between joe biden and paul ryan. the running mates will face off on issues foreign and domestic in their only debate of the presidential campaign. biden's goal, stop the bleeding from president obama's poor debate showing. ryan will try to...
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john berman has that for us. good morning. >> goop good morning, soledad. >>> security over malala yousafzai. they think there's a chance of a decent recovery from malala. she is in a chemically induced coma. the taliban shot her in the head. interior minister offered a $1 million bounty on the taliban spokesman who took credit for the attack. birmingham police say some well wishers were questioned overnight not arrested as they first reported. >>> funeral of arlen specter, begins at noon. vice president joe biden will be in attendance. he was 82. >>> asking the court to throw out a lawsuit by house republicans over operation fast and furious. house oversight and government reform committee wants the justice department to release internal records about the botch ed gun program. justice officials argue that the constitution does not permit the courts to resolve this type of political dispute. >>> monday night football led by pitten manning, the denver broncos completed one of the biggest comebacks ever in the nfl,
john berman has that for us. good morning. >> goop good morning, soledad. >>> security over malala yousafzai. they think there's a chance of a decent recovery from malala. she is in a chemically induced coma. the taliban shot her in the head. interior minister offered a $1 million bounty on the taliban spokesman who took credit for the attack. birmingham police say some well wishers were questioned overnight not arrested as they first reported. >>> funeral of arlen...
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i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. we have a lot to talk about. >> new york city hard-hit by sandy. flooded subways means transportation is at a virtual standstill, not to mention the property damage and destruction, including 80 homes consumed by the fire in queens. recovery will be as new york mayor michael bloomberg calls it, a mammoth job. meteorologist rob marciano is in new york's chelsea neighborhood and joining us live. we'll get an idea of what's going on in chelsea, but we want to start with kequeens and the massive fire there. what's the latest on the recovery efforts there? >> reporter: remarkably, zoraida, no injuries. when you think about the expanse of this fire, not sure how it started, in this sort of situation it was probably an electrical or gas situation, but certainly driven by the 80 to 90-mile-an-hour winds of hurricane sandy and those homes there so close together they just went one right after the other after the other. so 80-plus homes completely destroyed. six-alarm blaze. and with 200 firefi
i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. we have a lot to talk about. >> new york city hard-hit by sandy. flooded subways means transportation is at a virtual standstill, not to mention the property damage and destruction, including 80 homes consumed by the fire in queens. recovery will be as new york mayor michael bloomberg calls it, a mammoth job. meteorologist rob marciano is in new york's chelsea neighborhood and joining us live. we'll get an idea of what's going on in chelsea,...
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getting ready for wednesday's debate coverage is john berman. hey, john, good morning. >> we're doing debate prep just like the candidates here in washington. start overseas, soledad. the taliban taking responsibility for an attack in eastern afghanistan that killed at least 14 people. civilians, police, and three nato soldiers. officials say the suicide bomber targeted a joint patrol using a motorcycle packed with explosives. this attack comes a day after a firefight left two americans dead, including the 2,000th u.s. military member to be killed in afghanistan. >>> syria's foreign minister takes center stage on the final day of the u.n. general assembly session. he will address the delegates latest this morning and defend the assad regime's handling of the 18-month crisis that has spiraled into a civil war. syria has been a prime focus for world leaders at the united nations over the past week. >>> we are expecting an announcement today in that mystery surrounding the location of jimmy hoffa's remains. investigators are waiting for tests on mu
getting ready for wednesday's debate coverage is john berman. hey, john, good morning. >> we're doing debate prep just like the candidates here in washington. start overseas, soledad. the taliban taking responsibility for an attack in eastern afghanistan that killed at least 14 people. civilians, police, and three nato soldiers. officials say the suicide bomber targeted a joint patrol using a motorcycle packed with explosives. this attack comes a day after a firefight left two americans...
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. >> and i'm john berman. good morning. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. we are going to start with the rubber match as we count down to the final hours of the third and final presidential debate and we are literally counting down because in 16 hours barack obama and mitt romney battling in a foreign policy face-off with the race for the white house about as close as it can get. look at this new nbc ""wall street journal" poll. they're locked in an absolute dead heat at 47% each. editorial boards at newspapers across the country are coming out for their picks. three endorsing mitt romney. "the union" leader calling the president president's policy a fantasy. "ago kron beacon journal" and "the plain dealer" and "the denver post" calling the president the best pick under trying circumstances. there's a lot to talk about and paul steinhauser with a preview of the showdown in the sunshine state. >> with the polls so close right now, there's even more at stake when president obama and mitt romney face off for the final time on the stage behind me at lynn univer
. >> and i'm john berman. good morning. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. we are going to start with the rubber match as we count down to the final hours of the third and final presidential debate and we are literally counting down because in 16 hours barack obama and mitt romney battling in a foreign policy face-off with the race for the white house about as close as it can get. look at this new nbc ""wall street journal" poll. they're locked in an absolute dead heat at 47%...
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john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. >>> jerry sandusky proclaims his innocence. in four wurhours, the former pe state football coach will be in court to find out his punishment. he is clearly defiant. >> they can take away my life, they can make me out as a monster, they could treat me as a monster but they can't take away my heart. in my heart, i know i did not do these alleged, disgusting acts. >> he takes no personal responsibility. he lays the blame for his fate on one of his victims as well. and the big question, one of the questions we're asking this morning, did his attorneys know he was about to do this? >> hi, zoraida, good morning to you. his attorneys, at least one of them, did know, but they didn't know the content of what he was going to say. there was a meeting earlier in the day and the judge made it clear to mr. sandusky he was not supposed to be critical of the judicial system when he made his statement in court. what did they do? he decided to release a statement in another
john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. >>> jerry sandusky proclaims his innocence. in four wurhours, the former pe state football coach will be in court to find out his punishment. he is clearly defiant. >> they can take away my life, they can make me out as a monster, they could treat me as a monster but they can't take away my heart. in my heart, i know i did not do these alleged, disgusting acts. >> he takes no personal responsibility. he lays the blame for his...
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john berman has a look at the rest of the stories making news today. good morning. >> happy columbus day. >> thank you. back at you. >> some serious news, the number of fungal meningitis case has jumped to at least 91 and health officials say the number could keep on growing. seven people have died. investigators in massachusetts are trying to find the precise source of the outbreak at a facility where potentially tainted steroid injections were made. >> the search for a missing colorado girl, they found a backpack and water bottle from jessica ridgeway about six miles from her home. he was last seen friday morning walking to meet a group of friends on their way to school. >> a spacecraft called the dragon capsule is on it ways to the international space station but there's something different this time. >> three, two, one. and liftoff. >> liftoff, this is the first for nasa the rocket that blasted off the dragon capsule is commercially owned. nasa has contracted a dozen commercial flights to ferry cargo to the international space station. >>> it was a
john berman has a look at the rest of the stories making news today. good morning. >> happy columbus day. >> thank you. back at you. >> some serious news, the number of fungal meningitis case has jumped to at least 91 and health officials say the number could keep on growing. seven people have died. investigators in massachusetts are trying to find the precise source of the outbreak at a facility where potentially tainted steroid injections were made. >> the search for a...
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>> that's what john berman says. >> so stay tuned. thank you, christine. >> thanks, christine. >> ikea now apologizing for this ad. they removed women. so the question is why did they do it? we're talking to a branding strategist about that. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. bot
>> that's what john berman says. >> so stay tuned. thank you, christine. >> thanks, christine. >> ikea now apologizing for this ad. they removed women. so the question is why did they do it? we're talking to a branding strategist about that. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security...
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well i'm john berman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. if you're a c.e.o. of a failed bank the lost a staggering eleven billion dollars on your watch you probably shouldn't be the secretary of the treasury or right why is mitt romney considering a wall street crony to be is true to his secretary and what does this say about romney's you for america also voters in pennsylvania got their voice back as a judge blocked that state's voter suppression id law from going into effect what about the millions of other americans whose votes are under attack by conservatives how do they get their say back and if you look at now i should nationwide polling it appears of president obama's pulling away from mitt romney even in the all important swing states where conservatives are saying that's hogwash and that the polls are being skewed because this outlandish conspiracy theory actually prove valuable for conservatives come november. you need to know that the banks there's blatant fraud in the run up to the financial crisis as in gone unnoticed by one t
well i'm john berman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. if you're a c.e.o. of a failed bank the lost a staggering eleven billion dollars on your watch you probably shouldn't be the secretary of the treasury or right why is mitt romney considering a wall street crony to be is true to his secretary and what does this say about romney's you for america also voters in pennsylvania got their voice back as a judge blocked that state's voter suppression id law...
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everyone, i'm john berman. >>> it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. first, we're starting to learn more about the young man accused in the alleged plot to bomb the federal reserve bank of new york. the 21-year-old was in the united states from bangladesh. he was at southeast missouri university where he studied from january through may of this year. nafis is in federal custody this morning, charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. >> the bank building is located in lower manhattan in the heart of the financial district, a few blocks east of the world trade center and all that rebuilding under way now at ground zero. our national correspondent suzanne candiotti has been on this story. walk us through this plot and how the fbi says they busted him. >> sure. after coming here and after studying in college and then moving on to new york, not surprisingly this guy uses social media. he gets on facebook. according to prosecutors, he hooks up, he connects with someone that he thinks is going to be able to help him. then he can recruit for
everyone, i'm john berman. >>> it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. first, we're starting to learn more about the young man accused in the alleged plot to bomb the federal reserve bank of new york. the 21-year-old was in the united states from bangladesh. he was at southeast missouri university where he studied from january through may of this year. nafis is in federal custody this morning, charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. >> the bank building is located in...
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i'm john berman. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning, terror plot foiled. he wanted to, quote, destroy america, blow up the federal reservnk
i'm john berman. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning, terror plot foiled. he wanted to, quote, destroy america, blow up the federal reservnk
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john berman with another reality check. >> medicare a bit topic for some time. mitt romney made the claim that president obama is going to make cuts that affect people on the program today. >> what i support is no change for current retirees and near retirees to medicare and the president supports taking $716 billion out of that program. >> he also used other language in his program, saying obama wants to cut $716 billion. this one checked and checked again. medicare will still grow, it will just grow more slowly, a reduction of growth by $716 billion, and a lot of the money coming out of medicare advantage, not money for beneficiaries, the verdict here is with the language mitt romney uses the verdict is false. i want to talk about health care in general. president obama says good news about health care cost premiums. >> over the last two years, health care premiums have gone up, it's true, but they've gone up slower than any time in the last 50 years. so we're already beginning see -- >> let's look at the facts. medicare premiums did increase 4% from last year
john berman with another reality check. >> medicare a bit topic for some time. mitt romney made the claim that president obama is going to make cuts that affect people on the program today. >> what i support is no change for current retirees and near retirees to medicare and the president supports taking $716 billion out of that program. >> he also used other language in his program, saying obama wants to cut $716 billion. this one checked and checked again. medicare will...
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speaking of numbers, john berman quoting i'm much shorter in person than i am on television. >> that is awful. >> you look taller. >> i stand on this platform every day. i was born 21 inches. i haven't grown much. magic of television. >> you're a giant in our eyes, rob. very nice to see you. >> he's a tall guy. >>> a packed hour ahead on "early start" including the rematch, round two for president obama and mitt romney tonight. will the president get off the ropes after their first head-to-head meeting? the tale of the tape ron brownstein breaks it down for us. >>> and hillary clinton is taking responsibility for security at the consulate that was attacked in libya. a cnn reporter landed an interview with hillary clinton and it's making big news. >>> and video of nypd officers beating a shirtless man. two members of the force are involved. >>> first, in 2008 we had obama girl. now we have the rye yn girl. she is going olivia newton john to show her support for the vice-presidential nominee. this is shocking. ♪ let me see the baby blues and chiselled chest ♪ ♪ let's get physical
speaking of numbers, john berman quoting i'm much shorter in person than i am on television. >> that is awful. >> you look taller. >> i stand on this platform every day. i was born 21 inches. i haven't grown much. magic of television. >> you're a giant in our eyes, rob. very nice to see you. >> he's a tall guy. >>> a packed hour ahead on "early start" including the rematch, round two for president obama and mitt romney tonight. will the president...
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i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> morning, our starting point this morning trading wit. president obama and mitt romney were back in the same room after their fiery debate this week, this time around, though, it was much lighter. >> everyone please take your seats. otherwise, clint eastwood will yell at them. >> it's nice to finally relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> also this morning, inside the exit. former goldman sachs employee greg smith famously quit with that blistering public resignation letter. but a new investigation might schett some light on what was really going on. >>> and they're cheering for jesus. cheerleaders win a free speech victory that put bible phrases on banners. but does it violate separation of church and state? it's friday, october 19th. and "starting point" begins right now. >>> morning, welcome everybody. our "starting point" this morning. a few moments of civility in the race for the white house. president ob
i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> morning, our starting point this morning trading wit. president obama and mitt romney were back in the same room after their fiery debate this week, this time around, though, it was much lighter. >> everyone please take your seats. otherwise, clint eastwood will yell at them. >> it's nice to finally relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house....
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john berman is joining us right now with a reality check. good to have you here in washington. >> good to see you, wolf. let's start on trade. mitt romney argues the president hasn't initiated any new trade deals. >> for the last four years the president has signed no new trade agreements, no new opportunities for america to sell goods outside our nation. we can compete. our farmers can compete. our manufacturers can compete with anyone in the world. but he hasn't opened up these markets for us. >> so what are the facts here? president obama did sign free trade deals with colombia, panama and south korea last year. however, work on these deals began under the bush administration. they were not passed until president obama renegotiated the deals with congress. so our verdict here is by the letter true, but really misleading. president obama has signed trade deals. romney is sneaking in the word new to narrow that definition. i want to move to the issue of taxes because both candidates like to seize the tax cutting mantle. at a rally on thursd
john berman is joining us right now with a reality check. good to have you here in washington. >> good to see you, wolf. let's start on trade. mitt romney argues the president hasn't initiated any new trade deals. >> for the last four years the president has signed no new trade agreements, no new opportunities for america to sell goods outside our nation. we can compete. our farmers can compete. our manufacturers can compete with anyone in the world. but he hasn't opened up these...
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john berman is one of the team's leaders, joining us now. john, you have been fact checking candidates' recent claims on the campaign trail what are you seeing? >> we took a look at what candidates have been saying the last few days, to get a flavor of what things might look like in terms of the truth. tack cuts, who deserves them, who gets them? president obama claimed again that mitt romney is looking for new tax breaks worth trillions of dollars for those meshes with the most money. >> they think that somehow you can lower our deficits by spending another $5 trillion on new tax breaks for the wealthy, no matter how many times they try to reboot the campaign when they try to explain it, they can't. >> $5 trillion. largely based on a study from the nonpaern tax policy center, they know mitt romney opposes cutting all tax rates by 20%. this could add up to $5 trillion, a big cut. but it doesn't take into account eliminating deductions and closing loopholes it would reduce tax cuts on the wealthy, but the problem is romney hasn't been specifi
john berman is one of the team's leaders, joining us now. john, you have been fact checking candidates' recent claims on the campaign trail what are you seeing? >> we took a look at what candidates have been saying the last few days, to get a flavor of what things might look like in terms of the truth. tack cuts, who deserves them, who gets them? president obama claimed again that mitt romney is looking for new tax breaks worth trillions of dollars for those meshes with the most money....
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it's an issue making waves out there on the campaign trail and our john berman with a reality check for us right now. >> thanks, wolf. start with defense spenting because on the subject of spending president obama charges that mitt romney wants a substantial increase in military spending. >> governor romney then also wants to spend $2 trillion on additional military programs even though the military's not asking for them. >> what will the facts here in mitt romney says the pentagon's base budget which does not include war spending in afghanistan should be about 4% of the gross domestic product. a sense of that, scheduled to be about $3.5% next year. they project that the romney plan adds $2.1 trillion over 10 years although the romney campaign says that will be largely offset by reduced war spending in afghanistan. now, as for whether the military's asking for the money as the president says leon panetta, the current secretary of defense and current pentagon generals not asking for an increase though former secretary of defense gates and joint chiefs mullens praised the number. the verd
it's an issue making waves out there on the campaign trail and our john berman with a reality check for us right now. >> thanks, wolf. start with defense spenting because on the subject of spending president obama charges that mitt romney wants a substantial increase in military spending. >> governor romney then also wants to spend $2 trillion on additional military programs even though the military's not asking for them. >> what will the facts here in mitt romney says the...
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here's cnn's john berman. >> wolf, it was the great political operative, william shakespeare, who once asked, what's in a name? a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. well, in political campaigns, everything's in a name, or a word. and frankly, some smell awful. if you listen to the republicans, president obama doesn't merely support government, but -- >> big government. >> old government. >> barack obama's government-centered society. >> reporter: and if you listen to the democrats, mitt romney doesn't want medicare reform, he wants -- >> a plan called voucher care! >> a voucher program in order to pay for tax cuts. voucherize medicare. >> reporter: these are no mere word games. these are word bombs. and make no mistake, the campaigns have gone nuclear. >> the words you use end up defining ideas. and that's what people take into their hearts when they go to the ballot box. >> reporter: cnn contributor john avalon is a former political speechwriter. >> it becomes a contest to see whose idea can get in the american heart and mind faster and first. >> reporter: for instance. >> w
here's cnn's john berman. >> wolf, it was the great political operative, william shakespeare, who once asked, what's in a name? a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. well, in political campaigns, everything's in a name, or a word. and frankly, some smell awful. if you listen to the republicans, president obama doesn't merely support government, but -- >> big government. >> old government. >> barack obama's government-centered society. >> reporter: and if...
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john berman he never said the word apologize. >> brian: how do we get to a bottom of this? >> steve: let's put some of the words back in 2009, does it sound like an apology tour to you. >> america like every other nation has made mistakes and has it's flaws. >> in america there is a failure to appreciate europe's leading role in the world. instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where america has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive. >> 9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country. the fear and anger that it provoked was understandable but in some cases it led us to act contrary to our traditions and our ideals. we are taking concrete action to change course. i have prohibited the use of torture by the united states and i have ordered the prison at guantanamo by early next year. >> while the united states has done much to promote peace and prosperity in the hemisphere, we at times have been disengaged and sought to dictated our terms. >> kelly: did he -- when you combine those wor
john berman he never said the word apologize. >> brian: how do we get to a bottom of this? >> steve: let's put some of the words back in 2009, does it sound like an apology tour to you. >> america like every other nation has made mistakes and has it's flaws. >> in america there is a failure to appreciate europe's leading role in the world. instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where...
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security stepping in during last week's debate between california house democrats brad sherman and howard berman. look at this. look at this. you kind of almost rooting for the fight. i mean -- yeah, okay, that -- i mean, john avlon, just want to play this video out because i love it. what is causing this anger? we all like to play when i think it was in russia or egypt, they come and we say oh and this is such an entertaining video. it's happening right here. >> if we're not careful, it could happen right here. part of this is the intensity, things get ugly. you're seeing that now. there's a sense of desperation. people are fighting for their political lives an it gets personal. one of the things about our politics in recent years, we've forgotten they aren't our opponents. that can bleed over real quick into something ugly. >> candy crowley said they didn't seem like they personally disliked each other, but some of those moments between them, it sure feels that way. >> presidential debates didn't set a much higher standard. i think we've got a clip of that. they're really just intense interrup
security stepping in during last week's debate between california house democrats brad sherman and howard berman. look at this. look at this. you kind of almost rooting for the fight. i mean -- yeah, okay, that -- i mean, john avlon, just want to play this video out because i love it. what is causing this anger? we all like to play when i think it was in russia or egypt, they come and we say oh and this is such an entertaining video. it's happening right here. >> if we're not careful, it...